Hi all, regarding the idea of a community server for long-term data sharing, if anyone hasn't used before, Zenodo https://zenodo.org/ has more extensive features than OSF (such as auto-archiving github releases with DOIs) and is funded by the EU and CERN for the long haul.
They also have a nice "communities" feature where one can list related records. My group has one at https://zenodo.org/communities/themusiclab to make it easy to find and use our open-access audio corpora, but I could imagine someone (perhaps Dan Ellis) starting up an "official" Auditory community on there, with members of the list encouraged to link their publicly available Zenodo materials in that community.
Just a thought as this is a pretty complicated space with many tradeoffs.
sam
———
Samuel Mehr
School of Psychology, University of Auckland
and Child Study Center, Yale University
Be a citizen scientist at themusiclab.org!
They also have a nice "communities" feature where one can list related records. My group has one at https://zenodo.org/communities/themusiclab to make it easy to find and use our open-access audio corpora, but I could imagine someone (perhaps Dan Ellis) starting up an "official" Auditory community on there, with members of the list encouraged to link their publicly available Zenodo materials in that community.
Just a thought as this is a pretty complicated space with many tradeoffs.
sam
———
Samuel Mehr
School of Psychology, University of Auckland
and Child Study Center, Yale University
Be a citizen scientist at themusiclab.org!
On September 28, 2024, Digest recipients <auditory-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Nathan Barlow <nb.audiology@xxxxxxxxx>: Sep 26 08:38AM +0100
Dear AUDITORY List members,
Would there be any interest from members in a collective server with a data
array of 20TB; the aim being able to secure store Auditory data from human
participants in line with Human ethics boards requirements on data
longevity. Think large open data sets. Think being able to browse your
dataset for new insights in a new way with their specialism.
Myself,I have found that long-term storage required a specialised array to
extend past the 10year mark. This is for example the finalised dataset of
semi or even fully anonymised data, or equally the large size original
recordings (video, EEG, etc) that span several GB a file.
A description of the server can be found at:
https://tinyurl.com/auditory-serve
(note the drives in the actual server are six 5Tb HDD's in an array, with
data longetivty exceeding 15 years- but the description shows six 1Tb - an
older configuration)
It runs Linux but SMB based (allowing Windows compatibility) and exFAT
(limiting to 4GB per file) and using SSH currently for secure connection
and data transfer.
I look forward with interest to any correspondence with AUDITORY members
and their learned opinions on wether such a open source, non-profit server
is of use within our auditory neuroscientific community, or indeed even
hearing about your existing options in this space.
nga mihi
Nathan
--
Nathan Barlow
BSc, PGDip, MSc(SpchSci)(Hons), CoP, MSc(Clinical Audiology)(Soton)
www.eresope.wordpress.com
@eres_ope
Krzysztof Basiński <k.basinski@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: Sep 27 09:13AM +0200
Nathan,
We’re running a 6TB NAS over local LAN for our lab needs and use OSF repositories (https://osf.io/) for publishing open datasets. I think that the issue here is longevity and as a community we should aim for 50+ years of preservation guarantees. OSF has been setup for exactly that, with an institutional fund to support their servers for 50+ years.
Personally I’ve been in a situation where I'd needed data that someone had openly shared in the early days of open science (think early 2000s). They'd shared it on their institution’s server, which seemed sensible at the time. However, the server has since been updated a million times and the URL is broken. The corresponding author seems to have left academia, the senior author died, other authors have no clue as to what happened with the data…
So even though it’s quirky, I prefer to have an OSF DOI and a guarantee that it’s going to point to the dataset for the next 50+ years.
Storing data that’s not anonymised is another issue altogether, but I’d myself prefer to have something local for that.
Best,
Chris
--
Krzysztof Basiński, PhD
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory <https://informator.gumed.edu.pl/23>
anl.gumed.edu.pl <https://mug.edu.pl/>
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Division of Quality of Life Research <https://informator.gumed.edu.pl/23>
Medical University of Gdańsk
krzysztof.basinski@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:krzysztof.basinski@gumed.edu.pl>
zbnjz@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:zbnjz@gumed.edu.pl>
+48 58 349 1569
Tuwima 15, 80-210 Gdańsk
mug.edu.pl <https://mug.edu.pl/>
farU.edu.pl/en <https://faru.edu.pl/en>

This e-mail and attachments to it may include information legally privileged. It is intended solely for the recipient. If you are not the recipient,please inform the sender accordingly and delete the e-mail with all attachments received. Copying and/or disseminating this e-mail and information included in the e-mail by unauthorised individuals is strictly prohibited. Your personal data is administered by Medical University of Gdańsk. Information on personal data processing is available at gumed.edu.pl/55839.html <https://gumed.edu.pl/55839.html>
Michael Schutz <schutz@xxxxxxxxxxx>: Sep 26 01:33PM -0400
The MAPLE (Music, Acoustics, Perception and LEarning) lab at McMaster
University has one potential trainee opening for Fall 2025. The
successful applicant will join a project funded by NSERC as well as
the US Navy, with the dual goals of (a) enhancing our basic
understanding of timbre, and (b) applying this knowledge to the
redesign of auditory alarms in alerting devices such as those used in
hospitals and navigation systems. The applied aspect of this work
will take place through collaboration with an international team to
create more effective human-computer interfaces. For a general
overview of this work, please see Dr. Schutz’s recent TEDx talk at
www.maplelab.net/ted.
The first stem of this project (theoretical background) is described
here in our Scientific Reports (Nature) article:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-63132-2, and the second
(applied) in recent papers in JASA and the British Journal of
Anaesthesia https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(22)00648-1/
General information on the graduate program and links to application
instructions can be found at www.maplelab.net/grad. Specific
questions beyond those addressed on this page should be directed to
Dr. Michael Schutz (schutz@xxxxxxxxxxx). Please include a CV,
unofficial transcript, brief writing sample, and indication of
citizenship/residency status (i.e. Canadian or non-Canadian) with your
inquiry. Preference will be given for applicants to the MSc interested
in transitioning to the PhD stream.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
Michael Schutz, Ph.D.
Professor of Music Cognition/Percussion, McMaster University
Director, MAPLE (Music, Acoustics, Perception & LEarning) Lab: www.maplelab.net
Core Member, McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind
University Scholar (2019-2023)
Contact Information:
-- Office: 424 Togo Salmon Hall
-- Lab: 422 Togo Salmon Hall
-- Web: www.michaelschutz.net
-- Email: schutz@xxxxxxxxxxx
-- Phone: 905.525.9140, ext 23159 (office); ext 27021
-- Mailing address: 1280 Main St. W. Hamilton Ontario L8S 4M2
You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an email to auditory-list+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.